Vegetable Seed Saving Suitability Guide
Saving your own seeds is cost effective and rewarding, however some seeds are harder to save than others. This page looks at the different ways
February 18, 2022
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SEASONAL BLOG – Fox Attack On My Chickens
Sadly I recently lost three chickens to foxes. I lost one chicken four nights ago and the final two last night (14th November, 2021). Failure
November 15, 2021
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SEASONAL BLOG -Spring Seedling Production Follow Up
A follow up to my SEASONAL BLOG – My Seedling Production This Spring posting. MY SPRING SEEDLING PLANTINGS AS OF THE 17TH OF OCTOBER This
October 17, 2021
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SEASONAL BLOG – My Seedling Production This Spring
Each spring I follow a scheduled routine for planting seeds in seedling trays and potting up mature seedlings in preparation for planting in the ground
September 16, 2021
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URBAN FOOD GARDEN SEASON SUMMARY – SPRING 2021
Season summary for my food garden in Ballarat (Victoria), Spring 2021. This is mainly of relevance to gardeners living in the Ballarat area, but it
December 10, 2021
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URBAN FOOD GARDEN SEASON SUMMARY: Winter 2021
WEATHER SUMMARY Winter temperatures were very near the average for Ballarat but with so many days of rain – 21 days in June, 26 in
September 7, 2021
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The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Mulching Vegetable Beds
Mulching is the placing of organic matter, such as straw or Lucerne, on top of your garden soil. It is good for vegetable beds as
May 21, 2021
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SEASONAL BLOG – Musings On Growing Lettuces
If you are like me, older and of Anglo-Saxon heritage, you probably would have been brought up with the notion of lettuces as a summer
June 2, 2021
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Managing Weeds
Arguably the most common reason for people giving up growing vegetables is out of control weeds. But an efficiently managed vegetable patch requires much less
May 11, 2021
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SEASONAL BLOG – Pyrethrum Cost Comparison
If you have a large food garden then, there are cost savings to be made by buying consumables such as pesticides in larger quantities. An
March 24, 2021
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Urban Food Garden Overview
This page offers an overview of the layout of my Urban Food Garden. The photos were taken in December 2020. The Garden is in Ballarat,
December 25, 2020
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SEASONAL BLOG: Possible Hen Pecking Order Signs?
I have a question for fellow poultry keepers. I recently noticed that my five Hyline hens show varying degrees of feather loss just behind their
September 22, 2020
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SEASONAL BLOG: My Cool Zone June Pea Planting Experiment
My June pea planting experiment As an experiment I planted bush and snow peas in my main vegetable patch at the start of June, a
August 22, 2020
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SEASONAL BLOG: Early Start To The Asparagus Season
A bit early to tell but it looks like it is shaping up to be an early asparagus season for the Ballarat area. This photo
August 11, 2020
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SEASONAL BLOG: Early beginning to the Asparagus Harvest
Following up from my Early Start To The Asparagus Season blog post back on 11th August. It has indeed turned out to be an early
August 21, 2020
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SEASONAL BLOG: Annual Pumpkin Harvest Report
I harvested my main pumpkin crop on the weekend (2nd May 2020), the last to be harvested of the three pumpkin varieties that I grow.
May 4, 2020
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